diff --git a/engine/api/v2_workflow_run_craft.go b/engine/api/v2_workflow_run_craft.go
index 7eb9dab6e2..646920f85e 100644
--- a/engine/api/v2_workflow_run_craft.go
+++ b/engine/api/v2_workflow_run_craft.go
@@ -167,6 +167,13 @@ func (api *API) craftWorkflowRunV2(ctx context.Context, id string) error {
 	}
 	run.Contexts = *runContext
 	wref := NewWorkflowRunEntityFinder(*p, *run, *repo, *vcsServer, *u, run.AdminMFA, api.Config.WorkflowV2.LibraryProjectKey)
+	plugins, err := plugin.LoadAllByType(ctx, api.mustDB(), sdk.GRPCPluginAction)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	for _, p := range plugins {
+		wref.ef.plugins[p.Name] = p
+	}
 
 	// Resolve workflow template if applicable
 	if run.WorkflowData.Workflow.From != "" {
@@ -254,14 +261,6 @@ func (api *API) craftWorkflowRunV2(ctx context.Context, id string) error {
 		wref.run = *run
 	}
 
-	plugins, err := plugin.LoadAllByType(ctx, api.mustDB(), sdk.GRPCPluginAction)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	for _, p := range plugins {
-		wref.ef.plugins[p.Name] = p
-	}
-
 	allVariableSets, err := project.LoadVariableSetsByProject(ctx, api.mustDB(), p.Key)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/tests/08_v2_workflow_template.yml b/tests/08_v2_workflow_template.yml
index ba299be20d..48fb9e4e04 100644
--- a/tests/08_v2_workflow_template.yml
+++ b/tests/08_v2_workflow_template.yml
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ testcases:
                 model: "{{.worker_model}}"
                 memory: "512"
               steps:
+              - uses: actions/checkout
               - run: |-
                   #!/bin/bash
                   env